Waratahs vs Rebels Rnd 9 Super Rugby 2012
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Steve Williams (59)
Might put a sneaky $5 on the Rebels now that Kaplan is reffing
Lee Grant
John Eales (66)
The Tahs have named 8 reserves. The only difference from the last team is that Rocky is added to the reserves. My guess is that if Rocky is ready to go on game day that Lopeti or Jenkins will be omitted from the bench:
HSBC WARATAHS v Melbourne Rebels
FxPro Super Rugby round 9
Saturday April 21, 2012
Allianz Stadium (7.40pm)
15. Bernard Foley (Sydney University)
14. Tom Kingston (Sydney University)
13. Rob Horne (Southern Districts)
12. Tom Carter (Sydney University)
11. Adam Ashley-Cooper (Northern Suburbs)
10. Berrick Barnes (Sydney University), vice captain
9. Brendan McKibbin (Eastern Suburbs)
8. Wycliff Palu (Manly)
7. Chris Alcock (Eastwood)
6. Dave Dennis (Sydney University)
5. Kane Douglas (Southern Districts)
4. Dean Mumm (Sydney University)
3. Sekope Kepu (Randwick)
2. Tatafu Polota-Nau (Parramatta)
1. Benn Robinson (Eastwood), captain
Replacements
Rocky Elsom (Randwick)
Daniel Halangahu (Sydney University)
Jono Jenkins (Sydney University)
Sarel Pretorius (Gordon)
Paddy Ryan (Sydney University)
Lopeti Timani (Southern Districts)
Sitaleki Timani (Southern Districts
John Ulugia (Southern Districts)
I was hoping that some new 2012 starters like Ryan and Sitaleki T would get to run on.
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HSBC WARATAHS v Melbourne Rebels
FxPro Super Rugby round 9
Saturday April 21, 2012
Allianz Stadium (7.40pm)
15. Bernard Foley (Sydney University)
14. Tom Kingston (Sydney University)
13. Rob Horne (Southern Districts)
12. Tom Carter (Sydney University)
11. Adam Ashley-Cooper (Northern Suburbs)
10. Berrick Barnes (Sydney University), vice captain
9. Brendan McKibbin (Eastern Suburbs)
8. Wycliff Palu (Manly)
7. Chris Alcock (Eastwood)
6. Dave Dennis (Sydney University)
5. Kane Douglas (Southern Districts)
4. Dean Mumm (Sydney University)
3. Sekope Kepu (Randwick)
2. Tatafu Polota-Nau (Parramatta)
1. Benn Robinson (Eastwood), captain
Replacements
Rocky Elsom (Randwick)
Daniel Halangahu (Sydney University)
Jono Jenkins (Sydney University)
Sarel Pretorius (Gordon)
Paddy Ryan (Sydney University)
Lopeti Timani (Southern Districts)
Sitaleki Timani (Southern Districts
John Ulugia (Southern Districts)
I was hoping that some new 2012 starters like Ryan and Sitaleki T would get to run on.
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suckerforred
Chilla Wilson (44)
I travel for the Reds....
. And there are a few others I meet in Airports dressed strangly on game days as well.
elementfreak
Trevor Allan (34)
STARTING TEAM:
1. LOOSEHEAD PROP - Nic Henderson
2. HOOKER - Ged Robinson
3. TIGHTHEAD PROP - Rodney Blake
4. LEFT LOCK - Luke Jones
5. RIGHT LOCK - Hugh Pyle (vc)
6. LEFT FLANKER - Jarrod Saffy
7. RIGHT FLANKER - Michael Lipman
8. NUMBER EIGHT - Gareth Delve (c)
9. SCRUMHALF - Nick Phipps
10. FLYHALF - Danny Cipriani
11. LEFT WING - Mark Gerrard
12. INSIDE CENTRE - James O'Connor
13. OUTSIDE CENTRE - Lloyd Johansson
14. RIGHT WING - Lachlan Mitchell
15. FULLBACK - Kurtley Beale
REPLACEMENTS:
16. RESERVE - Luke Holmes
17. RESERVE - Jono Owen
18. RESERVE - Al Campbell
19. RESERVE - Tim Davidson
20. RESERVE - Richard Kingi
21. RESERVE - Julian Huxley
22. RESERVE - Cooper Vuna
1. LOOSEHEAD PROP - Nic Henderson
2. HOOKER - Ged Robinson
3. TIGHTHEAD PROP - Rodney Blake
4. LEFT LOCK - Luke Jones
5. RIGHT LOCK - Hugh Pyle (vc)
6. LEFT FLANKER - Jarrod Saffy
7. RIGHT FLANKER - Michael Lipman
8. NUMBER EIGHT - Gareth Delve (c)
9. SCRUMHALF - Nick Phipps
10. FLYHALF - Danny Cipriani
11. LEFT WING - Mark Gerrard
12. INSIDE CENTRE - James O'Connor
13. OUTSIDE CENTRE - Lloyd Johansson
14. RIGHT WING - Lachlan Mitchell
15. FULLBACK - Kurtley Beale
REPLACEMENTS:
16. RESERVE - Luke Holmes
17. RESERVE - Jono Owen
18. RESERVE - Al Campbell
19. RESERVE - Tim Davidson
20. RESERVE - Richard Kingi
21. RESERVE - Julian Huxley
22. RESERVE - Cooper Vuna
suckerforred
Chilla Wilson (44)
Tarting team hey. Is that like a brothel's dressing room?
elementfreak
Trevor Allan (34)
Something like that.
tigerland12
John Thornett (49)
Would of thought Mitchell to 13 and Kingi/Vuna to 14 would of been a better option.
Thank god they went back to Jones/Pyle in the row, why they picked Al Campbel last week Il'll never know
Thank god they went back to Jones/Pyle in the row, why they picked Al Campbel last week Il'll never know
The battle between Hugh Pyle and Kane Douglas should be really good. Both would be aspiring to play for the Wallabies this year and their head to head battle could be an important one.
rugbysmartarse
Alan Cameron (40)
If Carter and horne can't make inroads into a cipriani, JOC (James O'Connor) and Johanson defensive line they should never be allowed to play for the wallabies. Hoping to see AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) looping around onto an inside ball a lot too.
Rob Horne is surely worried that he could actually be decapitated by a Lloyd Johansson coathanger.
Yes they can. Looking at that team the Rebels seem OK from 4 to 8. The two young gun second-rowers have played bloody well this year and should give Oz rugby supporters some hope, and the backrow have proved to be serviceable if a tad unbalanced. Saffy and Delve have played particularly well.
To my eye the problem with the Rebels' pigs starts with the front row: they've been outgunned in most matches this year. The old truism: it all starts with the front row! Rodney Blake's palpably unfit and they can't seem to keep their front-rowers out of the injury ward.
To my eye the problem with the Rebels' pigs starts with the front row: they've been outgunned in most matches this year. The old truism: it all starts with the front row! Rodney Blake's palpably unfit and they can't seem to keep their front-rowers out of the injury ward.
With Kaplan refereeing, I expect we'll see a dominant Tahs scrum penalised repeatedly for pushing before the ball comes in and collapsing the scrum after they've already pushed the Rebels pack back a metre.
Sir Arthur Higgins
Dick Tooth (41)
rob horne should concern himself with making some tackles rather than being tackled
expecting JOC (James O'Connor) to bounce back after a very poor showing. johannson has been rewarded for being 1 out of 3 backs that looked good on the weekend (all of them subs)
how kingi is getting the start i do not know. my only conclusion being that he has committed to go to france and as such the coaches are giving phipps every chance.
kronic
John Solomon (38)
Most Missed Tackles
1. Rob Horne (Waratahs) 24
2. Willem Alberts (Sharks) 23
3. Beauden Barrett (Hurricanes) 22
4. Peter Grant (Stormers) 21
5. Willie Le Roux (Cheetahs) 20
Hawko
Tony Shaw (54)
Strange that the best defensive team in the comp has their 10 in the top 5 for missed tackles.
Hawko
Tony Shaw (54)
One of the problems with being a head coach of a team well down the table is the tendency to concentrate on this week's must-win game and not keep looking ahead. This is the last "easy" game before five really tough ones that will decide the season. Drop more than one of the next five and the season is almost over. Drop three and that's the end of it. So this game is the game to rest those players who have played lots of minutes - Mumm, Dennis, Kepu and TPN should all be benched this week but ready to come on if it all goes to custard. Dennis would replace Douglas early, with Rocky giving as many minutes as he can before replacing him with Lopeti. Ryan, Ulugia and Robinson are enough to give the Rebels front row nightmares anyway.
Although we have Kaplan this week I am not to worried. Its next week that's the worry. We've got him for the Crusaders and he has reffed the Saders and us countless times over the last seven years. We are yet to win a game with him in charge against them.
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